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Hacking Old Honda ECUs

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Chris Lott

Automotive security specialist by day [P1kachu] hacks his own cars as a hobby in his free time. He recently began to delve into the Engine Control Units (ECUs) of the two …read more Continue reading Hacking Old Honda ECUs→

Posted in car hacks, ecu hack, Honda engine, Reverse-engineering

Quick and Simple Morse Decoder

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Chris Lott

[Rostislav Persion] wrote a simple Morse Code decoder to run on his Arduino and display the text on an LCD shield. This is probably the simplest decoder possible, and thus …read more Continue reading Quick and Simple Morse Decoder→

Posted in algorithm, arduino, Arduino Hacks, morse code

Astronomic Patio Light Timer

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Chris Lott

Not satisfied with the handheld remote control for his outdoor patio lights, [timabram] decided to build an automatic timer using an ESP8266. He’s using a set of string lights from …read more Continue reading Astronomic Patio Light Timer→

Posted in astronomic, home hacks, patio lights, string lights, sunset timer | Tagged Remote Control

PiNet — One Small Project Grows Unexpectedly

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Chris Lott

A few years ago, [Gregory Sanders] aka [Dr Gerg] had one simple wish in mind when he started what is now the PiNet project — to know whether his garage …read more Continue reading PiNet — One Small Project Grows Unexpectedly→

Posted in diy home security, garage door opener, home automation, home hacks, pool controller, Python, Raspberry Pi

Print Your Own Flexures

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Chris Lott

Game developer and eternal learner [David Tucker] just posted a project where he’s making linear flexures on a 3D printer. Tinkerer [Tucker] wanted something that would be rigid in five …read more Continue reading Print Your Own Flexures→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, 3D Printing, flexures, living hinge

Pi Pico-Powered ATX Motherboard

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Chris Lott

For a couple of years, embedded developer and Rust addict [Jonathan Pallant] aka [theJPster] has been working on a simple computer which he calls the Neotron. The idea is to …read more Continue reading Pi Pico-Powered ATX Motherboard→

Posted in 2021 Hackaday Prize, Micro-ATX, Paspberry Pi Pico, retro computer, retrocomputing, rp2040, The Hackaday Prize

Raspberry Pi Floppy Driver Uncovers Fishy Secrets

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Chris Lott

A forum post by New Zealand electronics enthusiast [zl2wrw] about retreiving waypoints from a mysterious floppy disk caught our eye. The navigation system on his friend’s fishing boat had died and …read more Continue reading Raspberry Pi Floppy Driver Uncovers Fishy Secrets→

Posted in fdc, file systems, floppy disk, floppy disk controller, floppy formats, Raspberry Pi, retrocomputing

1700 Regulatory Approvals Revoked in South Korea

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Chris Lott

For the first time since its inception, the Korea Communications Commission this week revoked the regulatory approvals of 1,696 telecommunications devices from 378 companies, both foreign and domestic. Those companies …read more Continue reading 1700 Regulatory Approvals Revoked in South Korea→

Posted in international, legal, News, regulatory compliance, south korea, Telecommunications

Formula 1 TV Broadcasting in 1:87 Scale

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Chris Lott

[Gerrit Braun], co-founder of the [Miniatur Wunderland] model railway and miniature airport attraction in Hamburg, takes his model building seriously. For more than five years, he and his team have …read more Continue reading Formula 1 TV Broadcasting in 1:87 Scale→

Posted in miniatures, model car, modeling, race car, video, video hacks

Mistaken Identity — Piezo Actuators not Test Pads

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Chris Lott

One hard disk recently failed in the EEVBlog laboratory’s NAS. Keeping true to his catch phrase, [Dave “Tear it Apart” Jones] opened it up and gave us an inside tour of …read more Continue reading Mistaken Identity — Piezo Actuators not Test Pads→

Posted in hard disk, hard drive read head, micro-actuators, milli-actuators, piezoresistive transducer, teardown

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